Christmas Crack Recipe I’ve heard this saltine cracker toffee called Christmas Crack. I think that name is most fitting, but others have more P.C. names for it and some variations on the recipe. Debbie made Matzoh Caramel Buttercrunch, which inspired Chocolate-Covered Caramelized Matzoh Crunch, which inspired Chocolate Caramel Crackers. They all used matzoh, whereas I used saltines. Paula Deen also uses saltines and she calls it Pine Bark. Really, Paula?...

Pumpkin recipes are my favorite! Try Pumpkin Spice Eggnog, Pumpkin Pancakes, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, or Pumpkin Snickerdoodles! Ingredients Needed: How to make Pumpkin Mug Cake: Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a mug. Stir in pumpkin, milk, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth, scraping the bottom of the mug. Fold in the chocolate chips. Microwave for 70-90 seconds. The cake should be set but still a little shiny on top....

Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Recipe Using your slow cooker is the way to go when you’re looking for minimal effort and maximum flavor, and this easy slow cooker chicken Marsala recipe is no exception. Cooking chicken in a slow cooker is simply fantastic because it offers convenience, tenderness, and flavor like no other method thanks to the long cooking time which gives all the flavors a chance to really develop....

comment icon 45 more comments We all know scrambled eggs are easy, nutritious and quick, and can definitely save the day on one of those SOS-y type nights when you are really scrambling (lol pun intended) to get something on the table fast. You can throw veg in there. Protein? Coming ‘atcha. Cheese? Yes of course, why not. So we wanted to take the feel of that very regular and totally acceptable meal and make it so much more fun....

They just scream fun and carefree times ahead to me. I adapted the recipe from my favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies and loaded them up with Oreos and sprinkles. They’re the chocolate chip answer to these Softbatch Funfetti Sugar Cookies, which have been pinned over 250,000 times, and one of my most popular recipes. The cookies are soft, moist, buttery, and thick enough to really sink your teeth into....

comment icon 24 more comments Boil shrimp, summer sweet corn, baby red potatoes, and kielbasa sausage in a big pot. Drain it all out and pour onto a table, platter, or big roasting pan. And now drizzle, dunk, and double dunk them all in butter infused with garlic and thyme. Thank you and goodnight! This recipe could not be easier. You can make it more elaborate if you want! Because a shrimp boil is a thing of beauty and shows so much variety and character depending on how you do it and please, by all means, take this as your idea springboard and go do something creative or impressive or regionally specific....

comment icon 61 more comments Return of the salad! Except it’s not really a salad. Which is a good thing in our house – like for the times when Bjork says, “What’s for dinner?” and I tell him I have leftover SALAD in the fridge, and he gives me a look (😟) but then suddenly I put a bowl of this crunchy-satisfying brown rice garlic kale combo in front of him with a fried egg I REPEAT: FRIED EGG on top and he says, “That’s not a salad....

But I wanted to thank everyone who chimed in with your lovely comments and feedback about my Weekly Highlights and Review Post. I recapped everything from the Vegan Stir Fry and Kale Salads I’ve been making To Vegan Peppermint Patties And Raw Holiday Cookies to Beach Photos And Family Photos of Christmas And Sunset Hugs Thank for all the great comments you left, too, about what you’re working on in 2010, and in life in general!...

comment icon 80 more comments So if you’re seeing this and you’re like, nah, no thanks, chickpeas aren’t my thing… just give me a chance to serve you up some spicy, saucy, garlicky smashed chickpeas over a piece (or two) of soft flatbread with a dollop of whipped feta and a crunchy little waterfall of cucumbers over the top. Yeah? Can we do this? Here’s How To Make Harissa Chickpeas with Whipped Feta Okay, there are two parts to this recipe....

comment icon 334 more comments A) You are understood here, and B) YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. Today that warm, cozy, wholesome but also buttered-and-honeyed answer is coming in the form of pleasantly dense, lightly springy, and naturally sweet snacking carrot muffins that are flecked with tiny bits of carrots and oats – just textured enough to keep it fun, playful, and happy. Is it an open invitation for a melty smear of butter or coconut oil with honey?...

Ever gotten any hemp in the mail? Not that kind. If you missed the Medical Marijuana post, check it out. This kind: Shelled Hemp Seeds, Hemp Seed Butter, and Hemp Pro 70 from Manitoba Harvest I’m going to make my “Spicy Doritos” Cheezy Dip with my Hemp Seeds Thanks for chiming in on my post yesterday about Counterculture, Alternative, and Non-Mainstream. Many of you identified yourselves as such. It was great to hear your comments and what you do in your life that may get a few raised eyebrows, but it doesn’t seem to stop most of you from just doing it anyway....

Want more 30 minute meals? Try Taco Soup, Harissa Pasta, Salmon Bowls, or Lettuce Wraps! Why I love this recipe: No Special Equipment – Hibachi literally means “fire bowl” and refers to a method of cooking food over very high heat (sometimes in a large ceramic bowl and often on a large flat grill). Although making it in a skillet at home isn’t authentic, this recipe is a great option for mimicking similar flavors the best we can from home....

And although I prefer cookies to tofu, as tofu goes, this is a win. I know many people say they don’t like tofu, but I think that has more to do with the preparation than the product. I wrote a Tofu Tips Post to help demystify preparing it and cooking it, so your tofu turns out right, every time. One secret to making restaurant-style tofu at home is to use extra firm tofu that’s been very well pressed to remove the water....

Unless, of course, you can’t get that fluffy, perfectly steamy rice to begin with. But the perfect batch of rice doesn’t need to be intimidating! Here are our favorite tips and tricks on getting the perfect texture and cook on that tiny little grain. Pluuuuuus, bonus alert, we’ve got some of our fave variations like coconut rice and cilantro lime rice which, depending on the recipe, can really make things S-I-N-G....

Hiya! 👋 Bjork here. Nice to see ya again, my friend. It’s been a while! Some of you might know that for the past 6 years I’ve been publishing an “Income and Traffic Report” each month that outlines POY’s revenue, expenses, and traffic. We published our first report waaaaay back on September 5th, 2011 and entitled it “the food blog money making experiment”. The total earnings for that month? $21....

The Instant Pot continues to save the day with another all-in-one dinner. I always get excited to share instant pot recipes where you can throw all of the raw ingredients together, and dinner is ready in just a few minutes! Learn all of my instant pot tips! This recipe was inspired by the one pan lemon basil chicken recipe that’s already on my site, and already a favorite with my family....

Instant Pot Ribs Cooking tender, bbq ribs at home is one of those dinners that will always, always make me feel like a rock-star for how amazing they turn out, and how little work was required on my part. My go-to ribs recipe is usually these slow cooker ribs, but the instant pot also makes fantastic ribs and it’s perfect for those of us that don’t always plan dinner out early enough to pull the slow cooker out in the morning....

This week is full of nourishing and seriously yum ideas for you that include the most smoky-sweet tender salmon, an easy as all get out but deep and deliciously warming green curry, and let us not forget the stunning little wholesome-bombs that are apple muffins comin’ atcha. And if you haven’t yet, please oh please get all signed up to get the prep plans and grocery lists sent right to your inbox so this delightful and nutritious meal plan will be even easier and breezier to roll out next week....

I’ve been holding babies and not doing my hair. I’ve been enjoying this new look and this one too. I’ve been eating sugar and trying tom kha with coconut milk and monggo beans and drinking mochas with tapioca pearls. Weird and wonderful. I’ve been learning from these bright minds and learning about wisdom. Proverbs. She Reads Truth. Check it out. I’ve been receiving weird texts on my Nokia and checking Pugs of Instagram with my iPhone....

comment icon 119 more comments It’s quite possibly my favorite way I’ve ever eaten broccoli in my life. Prefer To Watch Instead Of Read? Watch Lindsay make this Broccoli Salad on stories! My friend Liz introduced me to this salad, which was introduced to her by another friend, Amanda, and isn’t that just how the best recipes go? From one food-loving person to another, and onto another, and now here, to your screen, ready for you to devour in 5 seconds flat....